Letters: Jul. 18, 2005

Our special report on the rise of China as an economic power and its revolutionary embrace of the modern world drew mail from readers who are excited and optimistic about China's new, enhanced role on the global stage. But others expressed concern that this might be bad news for the U.S.

"China has one of the oldest cultures as well as a young and optimistic work force that sees no limits. It is a nation of hope and vitality."

TED C. SODERBERG -- San Francisco

I applaud your extensive report on China [June 27]. As a person who has...